Final Day Of Egyptian Referendum To Extend Sisi's Rule

Umer Jamshaid Published April 22, 2019 | 03:08 PM

Polls opened Monday for a third and final day of voting in Egypt on constitutional changes that could keep President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in power until 2030

Cairo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Apr, 2019 ) :Polls opened Monday for a third and final day of voting in Egypt on constitutional changes that could keep President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in power until 2030.

Sisi, who handily won to become president in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018 after eliminating all serious political competitors, is widely expected to garner a comfortable win in the three-day referendum.

The sweeping changes would extend his current term until 2024 and would also give him the right to stand again for re-election for another six-year term.

Other controversial amendments on the ballot include boosting his control over the judiciary and giving the military even greater influence in Egyptian political life.

The final results will be announced on 27 April.

AFP correspondents saw pro-Sisi volunteers handing out boxed meals at several polling stations in Cairo to voters after they had cast their ballots.

The boxes contained staples such as oil, rice, pasta and sugar.